nixed; nixing; nixes
US, informal
: to refuse to accept or allow (something) : veto, reject
The court nixed the merger.
Many of Paris's newest hangouts are nixing gilded French style in favor of white walls, psychedelia and menus of tuna carpaccio and Parmesan-arugula salad.—
Jane Sigal
Jane SigalPrince has cited artistic factors for nixing the reunion.—Chris Willman
Chris Willman
: no
—used to express disagreement or the withholding of permission —often used with on
they said nix on our plan
: a water sprite of Germanic folklore
Synonyms
Examples of nix in a Sentence
Verb
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
Recent Examples on the WebIan Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2024
Customer service phone line Frontier caught a lot of flak for nixing its customer service phone line in 2022, and now the airline is reversing course.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Red Lobster is closing locations across the US, including this one in Arizona A short-term rental next door nixed a home sale.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
The video-chatting smart display, formerly known as Facebook Portal, was nixed to cut costs.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
That's not the case in season 2, which nixes big time jumps.
—EW.com, 14 May 2024
Apple nixed its own long-incubating EV project after failing to overcome challenges in adapting its technological expertise to a new field of manufacturing.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 13 May 2024
At that point, some flights were nixed as travel cut back.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
Attorney General Dave Yost's office nixed a proposal from the party to provisionally certify Biden before Aug. 7, but an attorney for the DNC and Biden's campaign maintains that's still a viable option.
—Haley Bemiller, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
While many rival firms have committees outside China that approve or nix investments there, Sequoia China has been one of the few with its partners making their own on-the-ground decisions.
—Lulu Yilun Chen, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2023
Jackson Browne has recovered from the illness that forced him to nix shows in Melbourne and Sydney.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2023
Verb
Winder narrowly lost that fight, but whether the new law that nixed the deal stands is still unclear after the developers challenged it in the Idaho Supreme Court.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2024
Customer service phone line Frontier caught a lot of flak for nixing its customer service phone line in 2022, and now the airline is reversing course.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Red Lobster is closing locations across the US, including this one in Arizona A short-term rental next door nixed a home sale.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
The video-chatting smart display, formerly known as Facebook Portal, was nixed to cut costs.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
That's not the case in season 2, which nixes big time jumps.
—EW.com, 14 May 2024
Apple nixed its own long-incubating EV project after failing to overcome challenges in adapting its technological expertise to a new field of manufacturing.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 13 May 2024
At that point, some flights were nixed as travel cut back.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
Attorney General Dave Yost's office nixed a proposal from the party to provisionally certify Biden before Aug. 7, but an attorney for the DNC and Biden's campaign maintains that's still a viable option.
—Haley Bemiller, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Noun
Notorious examples of wasteful spending led Congress to nix earmarks in 2011.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
While many rival firms have committees outside China that approve or nix investments there, Sequoia China has been one of the few with its partners making their own on-the-ground decisions.
—Lulu Yilun Chen, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2023
Jackson Browne has recovered from the illness that forced him to nix shows in Melbourne and Sydney.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2023
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nix. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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